Alberta Health Services is postponing more surgeries in all areas of the province as demand for…
Day: 3 September 2021
COVID-19: SHA adopts modified approach to contact tracing
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is requesting people who test positive for COVID-19 to notify people…
York Region Public Health issues COVID-19 order requiring hosts of gatherings to keep contact lists
In response to escalating COVID-19 cases, York Region Public Health is putting in place new requirements…
New wildfire in South Okanagan, between Penticton and Apex Mountain
BC Wildfire crews are battling a new fire in the South Okanagan. Called the Hedges Butte…
COVID-19: Manitoba youth can use school ID for vaccination proof, province says
Parents concerned about the ID portion of proving their kids have been double-vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t…
Kingston-area educators prepare for virtual and in-person classes starting next week
Kingston-area students will be heading back to class after the Labour Day weekend, and school boards…
Guelph mayor lays out 5 priorities for federal election candidates
Ahead of the federal election on Sept. 20, Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie has released five priorities…
Kingston city bylaw issue Reopening Ontario Act summons for continued street parties
The street parties in Kingston’s University District continued Thursday evening and into Friday morning. According to…
Okanagan College won’t require COVID-19 vaccination disclosure when classes resume
Unlike many other post-secondary institutions, Okanagan College will not be asking students and faculty to disclose…
Afghan refugee who survived horrific spousal attack pleads for girls still in country
A woman who fled to Canada as a refugee, after her husband shot her in the…
Nova Scotia to recognize September 30 as Truth and Reconciliation Day
Nova Scotia will officially recognize Sept. 30 as annual Truth and Reconciliation Day beginning in 2021.…
Living with the virus: Quebec health minister pens open letter amid rising COVID-19 cases
Quebec’s health minister penned an open letter Friday, warning Quebecers they would have to learn to…
Navy ‘red room’ review found sexualized culture — but ‘no conduct’ needing discipline
A review ordered into an internal probe of alleged sexual misconduct by senior officers found what…
Quebec parents say raising bilingual children is a priority
Quebec will begin public hearings this month on its proposed reform to Bill 101. The goal…
Federal vaccine passport to be unveiled ‘in the coming months, or a year’: Trudeau
A re-elected Liberal government would certify provincial vaccine passports for use in international travel as an…
Trudeau expects to overturn blood donation ban for gay, bisexual men soon
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he expects Canadian Blood Services to soon overturn a discriminatory policy…
9 family physician graduates to join rural and underserviced areas of Manitoba
Nine family physicians have started or will soon be starting practice in rural communities across the…
KFL&A Public Health sees increase in COVID-19 vaccinations since certificate announced
Dr. Hugh Guan, associate medical officer of health for the KFL&A region, says Ontario’s new vaccine…
Liberal government would commit millions to help ‘stressed’ Lake Winnipeg
Liberal members of Parliament up for re-election in their Winnipeg ridings say a Liberal government will…
No racial profiling in wrongful arrest of Black man by Montreal police: report
Mamadi Camara was not the victim of racial profiling when he was wrongfully arrested and detained…